Yeonggwang-gun Supports College Admission Congratulatory Money… 500,000 KRW Per Person

Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kang Jong-man) announced on the 14th that it will provide a university admission congratulatory grant of 500,000 KRW to reduce the economic burden of education for new university freshmen in 2023 and to nurture local talent.

The support target is new university freshmen this year, and applicants must have been continuously registered as residents in the county for more than one year as of January 1, 2023.

Yeonggwang-gun Office Building Exterior [Photo by Yeonggwang-gun]

Those who were new university freshmen in 2022 but were unable to apply that year due to unavoidable reasons can also apply.

The application period is until the 14th of next month, and applications can be submitted to the Population and Education Policy Division of the county or the General Affairs Team of the local eup/myeon office.

Applications can be made by the applicant or a proxy, and required documents such as the application form, certificate of enrollment, resident registration abstract, and family relation certificate (in case of proxy application) must be submitted.

The university admission congratulatory grant will be sequentially credited to the Yeonggwang Sarang Card starting from the 17th of next month, and the congratulatory grant is provided only once per person.

For more details, please refer to the county website or contact the Education Team of the Population and Education Policy Division or the General Affairs Team of the local eup/myeon office.

Yeonggwang = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Jeonseong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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